“Hey man, how’s it going? What did you do today?”
“Saved twelve puppies from a burning building.”
“Really? No way. That’s amazing. How’d you pull that off?”
“Easy, bro. I had popcorn.”
“Niiiiiice.”
“How about you?”
“Found Osama Bin Laden.”
“Bro, that’s unbelievable. I mean, people have been looking for him everywhere and haven’t found him. How’d you do it?”
“Easy, man. [...]
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Things marketing people say
September 14th, 2009
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Moneyball for the rest of us
June 29th, 2009
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A couple years back, my brother-in-law loaned me Michael Lewis’ Moneyball. Matt pitched in college and is a pretty smart guy, so I gave it a read. It was another instance of his typical brother-in-law awesomeness. It was so good that I neglected to give it back. I think Matt has already [...]
Let them wear pants (and why trust beats rules)
June 17th, 2009
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I’ve had a number of friends who have worked with Focus on the Family. They all had one thing in common: they hated the dress code. Men wore ties, women wore dresses or skirts. No casual Friday. That changed this week as Focus said goodbye to the ties and said yes to pants [...]
Hang this in your office
April 26th, 2009
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Dan Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, preaches creativity and emotional intelligence as the thing that will set American workers apart in the 21st century. Above is a poster he posted on his blog that gets right at the heart of his argument.
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